The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

234 Episodes

1. 184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)

   Published: 3/14/2024
2. 183 | How The Animated Film Industry Is Changing (And Why That Matters Creatively): WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 2

   Published: 3/8/2024
3. 182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1

   Published: 3/7/2024
4. 181 | Nimona Co-Writer Lloyd Taylor On The World Of Animated Feature Films

   Published: 2/29/2024
5. 180 | Award Winning "Wingspan" Game Designer Compares Writing To Game Design (ft. Elizabeth Hargrave)

   Published: 2/22/2024
6. 179 | Feature Film Story Engine Checklist: 8 Elements To Turn A Situation Into A MOVIE

   Published: 2/15/2024
7. 178 | The Holdovers Writer David Hemingson On Finding Humanity In Our Characters

   Published: 2/8/2024
8. 177 | Past Lives Writer/Director Celine Song: Standing In Your Authority As a Writer and Artist

   Published: 2/1/2024
9. 176 | Michael Arndt on Balancing Plot & Emotional Storytelling

   Published: 1/25/2024
10. 175 | American Fiction Writer/Director Cord Jefferson's Advice For Adaptating Material

    Published: 1/18/2024
11. BONUS: 174 | Jodie Foster on Building Truthful Characters (REBROADCAST)

    Published: 1/15/2024
12. 173 | Adam Grant On Practical Ways To Unlock Our Creative Potential

    Published: 1/11/2024
13. 172 | The Money Episode (Don’t Panic!) ft. Paco de Leon

    Published: 1/4/2024
14. 171 | Permission To Dream

    Published: 12/28/2023
15. 170 | REBROADCAST: How To Write A Christmas or Holiday Movie (w/ Eirene Tran Donohue)

    Published: 12/21/2023
16. 169 | Oscar Winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight, Alaska Daily) On Writing For & Working With Actors

    Published: 12/14/2023
17. 168 | WGA Inclusion & Equity Committee Members Discuss Representation and Authenticity In our Writing

    Published: 12/7/2023
18. 167 | Writing For Production On A Microbudget (ft. Jeffrey Crane Graham, aka Producer Jeff!)

    Published: 11/30/2023
19. 166 | A Happy Thanksgiving Throwback To Our First Episode

    Published: 11/23/2023
20. 165 | Michael Arndt's Act 1 Masterclass (REBROADCAST)

    Published: 11/16/2023